diff --git a/src/lua/oltp_common.lua b/src/lua/oltp_common.lua
index 989fa03..29dec28 100644
--- a/src/lua/oltp_common.lua
+++ b/src/lua/oltp_common.lua
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ CREATE TABLE sbtest%d(
 
    con:query(query)
 
-   print(string.format("Inserting %d records into 'sbtest%d'",
-                       sysbench.opt.table_size, table_num))
+   if (sysbench.opt.table_size > 0) then
+      print(string.format("Inserting %d records into 'sbtest%d'",
+                          sysbench.opt.table_size, table_num))
+   end
 
    if sysbench.opt.auto_inc then
       query = "INSERT INTO sbtest" .. table_num .. "(k, c, pad) VALUES"
diff --git a/src/lua/oltp_insert.lua b/src/lua/oltp_insert.lua
index 62a5573..5cddf8c 100755
--- a/src/lua/oltp_insert.lua
+++ b/src/lua/oltp_insert.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@
 
 require("oltp_common")
 
+sysbench.cmdline.commands.prepare = {
+   function ()
+      if (not sysbench.opt.auto_inc) then
+         -- Create empty tables on prepare when --auto-inc is off, since IDs
+         -- generated on prepare may collide later with values generated by
+         -- sysbench.rand.unique()
+         sysbench.opt.table_size=0
+      end
+
+      cmd_prepare()
+   end,
+   sysbench.cmdline.PARALLEL_PREPARE
+}
+
 function prepare_statements()
    -- We do not use prepared statements here, but oltp_common.sh expects this
    -- function to be defined
diff --git a/tests/t/script_oltp_insert_mysql.t b/tests/t/script_oltp_insert_mysql.t
index 549c817..068753d 100644
--- a/tests/t/script_oltp_insert_mysql.t
+++ b/tests/t/script_oltp_insert_mysql.t
@@ -196,6 +196,5 @@ oltp_insert.lua + MySQL tests
   Dropping table 'sbtest1'...
   # Test --auto-inc=off
   Creating table 'sbtest1'...
-  Inserting 10000 records into 'sbtest1'
   Creating a secondary index on 'sbtest1'...
   Dropping table 'sbtest1'...
diff --git a/tests/t/script_oltp_insert_pgsql.t b/tests/t/script_oltp_insert_pgsql.t
index 18b4c5b..827d9ca 100644
--- a/tests/t/script_oltp_insert_pgsql.t
+++ b/tests/t/script_oltp_insert_pgsql.t
@@ -198,6 +198,5 @@ oltp_insert.lua + PostgreSQL tests
   Dropping table 'sbtest1'...
   # Test --auto-inc=off
   Creating table 'sbtest1'...
-  Inserting 10000 records into 'sbtest1'
   Creating a secondary index on 'sbtest1'...
   Dropping table 'sbtest1'...